NATO and the Netherlands support Turkey

News article
| June 26, 2012

‘NATO and the Netherlands support Turkey,’ said foreign minister Uri Rosenthal, following an incident last Friday where a Turkish aircraft was shot down by Syria. ‘I’m glad that NATO has met to hold consultations. We are behind Turkey. NATO strongly condemned Syria’s actions.’

‘NATO and the Netherlands support Turkey,’ said foreign minister Uri
Rosenthal, following an incident last Friday where a Turkish aircraft was shot
down by Syria. ‘I’m glad that NATO has met to hold consultations. We are behind
Turkey. NATO strongly condemned Syria’s actions.’

Yesterday, at the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European
Union, Mr Rosenthal made the case that the EU should take a similar position.
The EU member states have now also condemned the action in the strongest
possible terms. Shooting down an unarmed aircraft is a violation of
international norms.

The Netherlands values Turkey’s stance. As Mr Rosenthal said, ‘Military
intervention is not on the table. Nor was it discussed at the NATO talks.’